Community News
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New hub for Trentham
It’s hosted weddings, birthdays, dances and school concerts for well over a century and now a brand new Mechanics Trentham…
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Trentham, Lancefield to host cup
Trentham and Lancefield will play host to the $750,000 18-carat-gold Melbourne Cup trophy as part of the 2024 Lexus Melbourne…
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Winter Warmer Workshop
Is it really possible to keep our compost hot in these cold winter months?If you’ve been following the Compost Conversation,…
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Working to minimise alcohol-related harm
A Community Alcohol Profile undertaken by Mount Alexander Shire Council last year found that residents in the shire had a…
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Legendary legacies
Two local schools, Chewton Primary School and Castlemaine Steiner School and Kindergarten, have been announced as winners in the 2024…
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Meat and dairy … in or out?
I’m sure you have come across the claim that you can’t or shouldn’t compost meat scraps and dairy products. Given…
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Fashion for foodbank
The Kindness Collective at Kyneton is hosting an Op Shop Fashion Parade fundraiser this month to help raise funds for…
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Reconciliation recognition
Mount Alexander Shire Council’s Australia Day – Survival Day event has been recognised with a Reconciliation Victoria award. The event…
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Harcourt Farming Co-op recruiting
Harcourt Organic Farming Co-op is recruiting new farmers and enterprises. The co-op is a collaboration of diverse organic and regenerative…
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You can’t compost that…can you?
Have you been told that you can’t, or shouldn’t, compost a particular thing? Perhaps it is onion skins or citrus…
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Rory named ‘Chef of the Year’
The head chef at Campbells Creek’s historic Five Flags Hotel, Rory Brown, has been named ‘Chef of the Year’ at…
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‘Be curious and be kind’
Students and teachers from schools across Mount Alexander Shire came together at Castlemaine’s Western Reserve on Friday, to offer heartfelt…